Here Are the Fascinating Origins of Many Harry Potter Names

Consider this your Hogwarts crash course.

By
Laura Beck

Apr 4, 2016

Wizarding World of Harry Potter

The geniuses over at dissected the origin of all sorts of magical things from the land of Harry Potter and the results are fascinating. As it turns out, most of the words have roots in Latin, French or Spanish — who knew?

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Learning new things is the best, especially when it's explained via Harry Potter.